Fall TV Preview
Kari Albsmeyer
Issue date: 9/3/08 Section: The Edge
New Shows
"Crusoe" (NBC) Drama
Premieres: Friday, Oct. 17
Based off Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe," this series follows a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for almost 30 years and is trying to find his way off the island and back to his wife and life in London.
The series will go between his current life on the island and his past life back home, not unlike another ABC show about shipwrecked people stuck on an island. An unknown actor, Philip Winchester, took on the lead roll in this new series.
"Do Not Disturb" (Fox) Comedy
Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 10
The Inn is a hotel in New York where all the "in people" stay. This series is not all about the interesting characters that come to stay at this hotel; it mainly follows the hilarious staff the run the establishment. Reviews about this show make it seem less than mediocre.
"Eleventh Hour" (CBS) Drama
Premieres: Thursday, Oct. 9
Based on a British miniseries by acclaimed science-fiction writer Stephen Gallagher, this show follows a government science advisor, Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell) and his gorgeous blonde bombshell bodyguard as they travel across the country investigating crimes of a scientific nature. Hood is brought in to represent the last line of defense at the eleventh hour. If people are actually able to tune in for the entire premiere, it might have potential to be an OK show for the fall.
"Fringe" (Fox) Drama
Premieres: Tuesday, Sept. 9
This new drama starts out when a plane lands in Boston's Logan Airport and everyone aboard has died a gruesome death. In come an FBI Special Agent, played by Anna Torv, and her partner, played by Mark Valley, who is nearly killed during the investigation. This new series is bound to be just like every other show about crime, cops and the FBI, but with a sci-fi twist to it.
"Gary Unmarried" (CBS) Comedy
Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 24
Gary and his ex-wife Allison have just ended their marriage after 15 years. The two share custody of their two children, Louise, 11 and Tom, 14, and are constantly battling on how to parent them. During the chaos, Garry meets a single mom named Vanessa and they connect, but he is scared to tell his ex because it does not follow her belief in a marriage counselor's book, "Rules for the Perfect Divorce." The new series seems to have what it takes to stand out this fall.
"Crusoe" (NBC) Drama
Premieres: Friday, Oct. 17
Based off Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe," this series follows a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for almost 30 years and is trying to find his way off the island and back to his wife and life in London.
The series will go between his current life on the island and his past life back home, not unlike another ABC show about shipwrecked people stuck on an island. An unknown actor, Philip Winchester, took on the lead roll in this new series.
"Do Not Disturb" (Fox) Comedy
Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 10
The Inn is a hotel in New York where all the "in people" stay. This series is not all about the interesting characters that come to stay at this hotel; it mainly follows the hilarious staff the run the establishment. Reviews about this show make it seem less than mediocre.
"Eleventh Hour" (CBS) Drama
Premieres: Thursday, Oct. 9
Based on a British miniseries by acclaimed science-fiction writer Stephen Gallagher, this show follows a government science advisor, Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell) and his gorgeous blonde bombshell bodyguard as they travel across the country investigating crimes of a scientific nature. Hood is brought in to represent the last line of defense at the eleventh hour. If people are actually able to tune in for the entire premiere, it might have potential to be an OK show for the fall.
"Fringe" (Fox) Drama
Premieres: Tuesday, Sept. 9
This new drama starts out when a plane lands in Boston's Logan Airport and everyone aboard has died a gruesome death. In come an FBI Special Agent, played by Anna Torv, and her partner, played by Mark Valley, who is nearly killed during the investigation. This new series is bound to be just like every other show about crime, cops and the FBI, but with a sci-fi twist to it.
"Gary Unmarried" (CBS) Comedy
Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 24
Gary and his ex-wife Allison have just ended their marriage after 15 years. The two share custody of their two children, Louise, 11 and Tom, 14, and are constantly battling on how to parent them. During the chaos, Garry meets a single mom named Vanessa and they connect, but he is scared to tell his ex because it does not follow her belief in a marriage counselor's book, "Rules for the Perfect Divorce." The new series seems to have what it takes to stand out this fall.
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